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Footstepsof Peace -The Nucleus

RUTH EHRENBERG is co-coordinator of Footsteps of Peace - Uhuru Baba. Ruth is a writer, a poet and a dedicated teacher and psychotherapist who has spent many years working to help disadvantaged and psychologically compromised people. She has worked with the Advisory Board of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) an organization dedicated to the challenge of educating professionals and lay people about the dangers of psychotropic medications and the alternative choices available for drug-free therapy and is involved in a movie production company documenting the lives of people with psychosis. The film: Healing Voices

Ruth’s passion is music, writing and poetry. She is the co-founder of the Young People’s Piano Competition, now in its 13th year. She has worked with underprivileged students as well as gifted and talented children helping them to develop their musical abilities and future careers.

She taught music appreciation at Brightside, a residential home for troubled children, was on the Board of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for many years and hosted several Hausmusik concerts for the benefit of the SSO in her home featuring world-renowned musicians. Ruth was chosen as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC. Ruth’s education includes an MS in Non-profit Management and Philanthropy, MEd in Guidance Counseling, and LCSW in Social Work.

Ruth’s credo: When you look for the good in others, you will find it.

STAN SATLIN & THE AURATORIO AMERICANA

The words and music of Stan Satlin's “Auratorio Americana” is as relevant today as it was when Stan Satlin first performed music from his work on the steps of New York's own St. Patrick's Cathedral. The success of the Auratorio initiated a large-scale production with 100 voices and a rhythm section at the Lincoln Center and several NYC churches and synagogues. With high praises and critical acclaim, the Auratorio was awarded a command performance at the Brooklyn Museum for the Diplomatic Corps of the United Nations.

Producer, Joel A. Martin, was deeply moved by Stan’s socially and spiritually uplifting work and was involved in the Auratorio’s presentation at Atlanta's Peachtree Presbyterian Church, America's largest Presbyterian church, for a very enthusiastic audience. Now, as part of the “Footsteps of Mandela” celebration, the Auratorio returns to its NYC origins. The Auratorio Americana is an inspiration and a moving force addressing the challenges of our world condition and underscoring the values of freedom and democracy.